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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
being a specially desirable type. Another ornamental tree which 
we noted as being a leader, and which is rather rare in the East is the 
Bolleana Popular. This is essentially a pyramidal form of the Silver 
Poplar of Europe, but it does not emphasize the objectionable 
sprouting habits of that variety. One might characterize it as a 
Silver Leaf Lombardy, nearly as vigorous and rapid in growth. In 
certain parts of Europe this is grown extensively and has many 
qualities of beauty which place it in advance of the Lombardy. 
VARIATIONS IN ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
The writer was greatly interested to observe that attention 
was being given to propagating desirable strains of park 
and shade trees. As a rule, when a man buys American elm, he 
understands that the trees have been grown from seed and if he is 
acquainted with the habits of seedling elm he will know that 
in the lot purchased there will appear great differences in habit of 
growth and general appearance These differences are of small 
moment to many people and many institutions, but there are times 
and places when the purchaser desires a strictly uniform product. 
This can only be secured by a rigid selection from a large number 
of seedlings, or by budding from definite types. The Messrs. Smith 
have adopted the latter plan, and with apparently excellent results. 
A block of one year old elms, budded from the typical vase shaped 
top elm, presented in nursery row a remarkably uniform appear¬ 
ance; quite different from 
the growth made by seed¬ 
lings. These trees will 
have special value for 
avenue planting, for parks, 
where particularly good 
specimens are required, 
and for other prominent 
positions where strict un¬ 
iformity is desire. 
Another tree with which 
this firm is working and 
propagating the same way 
is the Norway maple. In 
this tree we have two 
fairly well marked types. 
One makes a broad glob¬ 
ular top, tending as the 
trees grow older to become 
flat. The other is oval 
with a more strictly up¬ 
right habit. This is the 
better form of the two, 
The Geneva Purple Maple, selected and propagated and introduced 
by W. & T. Smith Co., Geneva, N. Y. 
less aggressive as a shade 
tree and longer lived. In 
this case the ordinary Nor¬ 
way seedlings are used 
for stocks and on them 
are budded the desired 
types. We mention this 
departure as a kind of ef¬ 
fort well worthy of being 
imitated. Of course the 
grower must first under¬ 
stand his varieties and 
must know what a good 
type is 
FRUIT TREES. 
It must not be conclud¬ 
ed that ornamenntal stock 
occupies the grounds to 
the exclusion of regular 
lines of fruit trees. These 
are by no means neglected. 
Immense blocks of plums, 
pears, cherries, apples, and peaches, are to be seen on every 
hand. All nurserymen understand that it is impracticable 
to grow fruit trees continuously in blocks by themselves, and 
the ornamentals in other secluded blocks by themselves The 
skillful nursery manager realizes the necessity of rotating his 
nursery crops in the manner practiced by the skillful farmer. 
When this principle is carried out, the otherwise solid masses 
of certain classes of fruits and ornamentals are broken up, as 
they are in this nursery. The soil of this region is particularly 
adapted to the growing of a sturdy, strong, well ripened class 
of fruits. The growth is not soft and sappy, but firm and well 
ripened. 
This photograph taken on a windy day does not do justice to a handsome block of Ameri¬ 
can elm all budded from a single type, thus ensuring absolute uniformity in shape and 
habit of growth. 
AN EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 
The business of this company is exclusively wholesale, and 
Where feathery masses of arborvitae abound. Some handsome 
tree are to found in Central New York. 
hedges of this is now largely in the hands of Mr. Theo. J. Smith. The senior 
